Ocean Conservation News – 04/03/2023
Video captures endangered right whale mother and her calf off U.S east coast https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/video-captures-endangered-right-whale-mother-and-her-calf-off-u-s-east-coast-1.6339568…
Recent video has captured a rare instance of an endangered North Atlantic right whale and her calf being seen swimming together off the eastern coast of the United States.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/03/business/hirsohima-companies-environmental-efforts/
Nearly two years have passed since the June 2021 launch of the Green Sea Setouchi Hiroshima Platform (GSHIP), a public-private group working to reduce plastic waste discharged from within Hiroshima Prefecture into the ocean to zero.
Foundations for the largest restoration oyster reef in the Solent have been laid as part of the Solent Seascape Project – a multi-million pound initiative to restore marine habitats across the region.
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20230403/un-body-mulls-deep-sea-mining-amid-demand-minerals
Pressure is mounting on an obscure UN body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world’s deep seas to mining as companies push for permission to extract metals from seabeds in international waters.
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20230331145925727
The new United Nations treaty which provides a legal framework for the establishment of vast marine protected areas represents enormous opportunities for ocean science and the building of marine-related scientific research capacity around the world, experts say.
Video captures endangered right whale mother and her calf off U.S east coast https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/video-captures-endangered-right-whale-mother-and-her-calf-off-u-s-east-coast-1.6339568…
The Great Southern Reef is in more trouble than the Great Barrier Reef https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2023/03/the-great-southern-reef-is-in-more-trouble-than-the-great-barrier-reef/…
Why sea creatures are washing up dead around the world https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/29/dead-sea-creatures-washing-up-climate-change/ Around the world,…
Microplastics in oceans increases as U.N signs Ocean treaty https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news/microplastics-in-oceans-increase-as-u-n-signs-ocean-treaty/article_cebeb7fe-1175-52f1-a264-9d74e50686c0.html Researchers found that the…
Damage caused by deep seabed mining wound be extensive and irreversible, reveals update report…
Uruguay’s new offshore E&P leases overlap proposed marine parks https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/uruguay-s-new-offshore-e-p-leases-overlap-proposed-marine-parks Experts are perplexed that…
Uruguay wants to increase marine protection – and offshore oil mining https://chinadialogueocean.net/en/conservation/uruguay-wants-to-increase-marine-protection-and-offshore-oil/ Experts are…
Australian fisheries set to be hit by climate change as IPCC report forecasts lower…
Majority of Oregon voters support policies reducing single-use plastics https://www.koin.com/news/environment/oceana-survey-88-of-oregon-voters-support-policies-reducing-single-use-plastics/ Oregon lawmakers and businesses…
France ordered to curb mass dolphin deaths in fishing nets https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/france-ordered-curb-mass-dolphin-deaths-fishing-nets-97992019 France’s highest administrative…